Dental napkin-holder



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DENTAL NAPKIN HOLDER. No. 531,094. Patented Dec. 18,1894.

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DENTAL NAPKIN- HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,094, dated December 18,1894.

Application filed May 21, 1894 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BRONSON, of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Dental N apkin-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a new and improved instrument for the use of dentists, and has for its object to provide a novel, simple and efficient device, which affords means for the convenient and proper retention of a folded napkin or other porous material within the mouth of the patient, so as to retain the tongue depressed, and the napkin pressed against the gum on each side of the teeth that are being operated upon, and effectively absorb salival moisture during the operation on said teeth.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described and claime Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View in part ofthe lower jaw of a person and the improvement in position, showing its application to hold the tongue depressed, and a folded napkin pressed closely against the gums on each side of the teeth that are to be operated upon. Fig. 2 is a side view of the improved napkin holder; and Fig. 3 is a trans-- indicated in dotted lines.

Serial No. 511,942. (No model.)

member of the furcated handle piece, which wing is laterally projected a sufficient degree to-enable a proper pressure to be applied by this wing upon the upper surface of the persons tongue, the folded napkin 12 or other wing and the tongue 13, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 3.

The limbs of the handle piece 10 are prop erly spaced apart at the end nearest to the wing 11, by a cross piece 10 which may be integrally formed with them, and on the limb that in service is located between the check of the patient and the outer side surface of theteeth on that side of the mouth, a presser loop 14 is formed or secured, this being preferably produced from wire as is also the wing 11.

retention of the folded fibrous material in connection with the limb of the handle piece 10 whereon the wing 11 is formed or secured. This needle-like attachment if employed in connection with the instrument proper, is secured by one end near the forward part of the wing 11, projecting its sharp free end rearwardly, so as tobe conveniently insertible in a folded portion of the napkin, which wilLretain the latter in place on the member and wing of the handle piece, as represented in Figs. 1 and 3. The tang is claimed in my companion application, Serial No. 511,941.

To apply the device, the napkin 12 or like fibrous material, is correctly folded and lapped around so as to lie on each side of the teeth that are to be operated on, and the improved holder is now introduced within the mouth, and made to, press on the fibrous pad or napkin, so as to wedge it against the gums on each side of the teeth, the opening between the limbs of the handle piece permitting the wing 11, to press on the tongue, while the limb of the handle it is on is held toward the gums of the teeth, the latter being exposed for dental operations by their location between the handle limbs. v

1 It will be seen that the looped presser piece 14, by itsinsertion between the cheek of the person and the gums of the teeth, on the por- -ous pad that has previously been placed in position, will enable the party holding the A keeper tang 15 may be provided for the 5 S absorbent pad being introduced between the outer end of the handle piece 10, bya down- Having thus described my invention, I ward pressure on the latter to retain the napclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters kin in place. Patent- As it is desirable that the dental operator 1. A dental napkin holder, comprising a 5 should have free use of both hands while conhandle having two spaced limbs at one end, 2 5

ducting a surgical or tooth filling operation, and a presser wing on one of said limbs and the patient or an assistant can retain in place a presser piece on the other limb, substanthe porous pad and the improved holder, tially as described. after a proper adjustment of these parts has 2. In a dental napkin holder, a handle piece 10 been made by the operator. divided near one end to produce two limbs, 30

It may be necessary to provide sets of the hooked at the other end and spaced apart improved napkin holders of slightly changed where divided, a presser wing laterally proforms to suit diiferent jaw conformations, and jected from one limb, a keeper tang on said pairs for the right and left side will be needed. limb, and a looped pressure piece on the 15 The improvement from its construction is other limb opposite the wing, substantially adapted for rapid and cheap production, and as described.

it is evident will greatly facilitate the proper GEORGE A. BRONSON. retention of an absorbent pad during dental Vitnesses: operations whenever it is used for such a S. J. FISHER,

2o purpose. CHAS. F. LASSEN. 

